diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 **Topics**
 
-- <a href="#v12-0-0">v12\.0\.0</a>
+- <a href="#v12-0-1">v12\.0\.1</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v12-0-0">v12\.0\.0</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-1">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#breaking-changes--porting-guide">Breaking Changes / Porting Guide</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features">Deprecated Features</a>
     - <a href="#removed-features-previously-deprecated">Removed Features \(previously deprecated\)</a>
     - <a href="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-1">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#callback">Callback</a>
         - <a href="#filter">Filter</a>
@@ -18,17 +22,170 @@
     - <a href="#new-modules">New Modules</a>
 This changelog describes changes after version 11\.0\.0\.
 
-<a id="v12-0-0"></a>
-## v12\.0\.0
+<a id="v12-0-1"></a>
+## v12\.0\.1
 
 <a id="release-summary"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
-This is release 12\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2025\-11\-03\.
+Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 13\.0\.0rc1\.
 
 <a id="minor-changes"></a>
 ### Minor Changes
 
+* datetime module utils \- remove code for unsupported Python version \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11048](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11048)\)\.
+* dnsimple\_info \- use Ansible construct to validate parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11052)\)\.
+* infinity \- consolidate double and triple whitespaces \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029)\)\.
+* ipa\_otptoken \- consolidate double and triple whitespaces \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029)\)\.
+* irc \- use proper boolean value in loops \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11076](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11076)\)\.
+* jenkins\_node \- remove code for unsupported Python version \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11048](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11048)\)\.
+* opendj\_backendprop \- use Ansible construct to perform check for external commands \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11072](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11072)\)\.
+* rhevm \- consolidate double and triple whitespaces \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029)\)\.
+* slack \- consolidate double and triple whitespaces \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11029)\)\.
+* tss lookup plugin \- fixed <code>AccessTokenAuthorizer</code> initialization to include <code>base\_url</code> parameter for proper token authentication \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11031](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11031)\)\.
+* zfs\_facts \- use Ansible construct to check result of external command \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11054](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11054)\)\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
+* \_filelock module utils \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* aerospike\_migrations \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* aix\_lvol \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ali\_instance \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* ali\_instance \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ali\_instance\_info \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* apt\_rpm \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* apt\_rpm \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* btrfs module utils \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* btrfs module utils \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* btrfs\_subvolume \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* btrfs\_subvolume \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* chef\_databag lookup plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* consul \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* consul\_kv lookup plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* cronvar \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* discord \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* dnf\_versionlock \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* dnsmadeeasy \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* dpkg\_divert \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* elastic callback plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* filesystem \- avoid false positive change detection on XFS resize due to unusable slack space \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11033](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11033)\)\.
+* gitlab module utils \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* gitlab\_branch \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* gitlab\_group\_members \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* gitlab\_issue \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* gitlab\_merge\_request \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* gitlab\_project \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* gitlab\_project\_members \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* gitlab\_protected\_branch \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* gitlab\_user \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* haproxy \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* homebrew \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* homebrew\_services \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* hpilo\_boot \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* infinity \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ini\_file \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* interfaces\_file \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ipa\_group \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ipa\_otptoken \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* ipa\_vault \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ipmi\_boot \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* jenkins\_build \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* jenkins\_build\_info \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* jenkins\_credential \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* jenkins\_plugin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* jenkins\_plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* json\_patch filter plugin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* kea\_command \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* keycloak\_authz\_permission \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* keycloak\_clientscope\_type \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* keycloak\_component \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* keycloak\_realm\_key \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_execute\_actions\_email \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* keycloak\_user\_federation \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* keycloak\_userprofile \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* launchd \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* linode inventory plugin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* listen\_ports\_facts \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* listen\_ports\_facts \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* logentries callback plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* lxc\_container \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* lxd\_container \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* manageiq\_alert\_profiles \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* manageiq\_provider \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* manageiq\_tenant \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* matrix \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* maven\_artifact \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* memset\_memstore\_info \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* memset\_server\_info \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* memset\_zone \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* module\_helper module utils \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* monit \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* netcup\_dns \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* nmcli \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* nomad\_job \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* nosh \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* npm \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* odbc \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* one\_host \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* one\_image \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* one\_service \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* one\_template \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* one\_vm \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* one\_vm \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* one\_vnet \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* oneandone module utils \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* onepassword\_info \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* online inventory plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* opendj\_backendprop \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* opennebula module utils \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* opentelemetry callback plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* ovh\_monthly\_billing \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* pamd \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* pkgin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* portinstall \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* pulp\_repo \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* redfish\_utils module utils \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* redhat\_subscription \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* redhat\_subscription \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* redis\_data\_incr \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* rhevm \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* scaleway module utils \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* scaleway\_sshkey \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* sensu\_check \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* simpleinit\_msb \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* sorcery \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* spectrum\_model\_attrs \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* spotinst\_aws\_elastigroup \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* svc \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* syslog\_json callback plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* terraform \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* timestamp callback plugin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* timezone \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* to\_\* time filter plugins \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* to\_prettytable filter plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* vmadm \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* wsl connection plugin \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* wsl connection plugin \- rename variable to fix type checking \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11030](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11030)\)\.
+* xen\_orchestra inventory plugin \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* xenserver module utils \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* xenserver\_guest \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+* xenserver\_guest \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* xfs\_quota \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* xml \- improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11049)\)\.
+* zypper\_repository \- improve Python code \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11043)\)\.
+
+<a id="v12-0-0"></a>
+## v12\.0\.0
+
+<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+This is release 12\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2025\-11\-03\.
+
+<a id="minor-changes-1"></a>
+### Minor Changes
+
 * Modernize code for Python 3\.7\+\. This includes code reformatting\, and adding new checks to CI\, including a type checker \(mypy\)\. Most of the code does not have type hints yet\, but now it is possible to add typing hints and have these validated \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10285](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10285)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10886](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10886)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10891](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10891)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10892](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10892)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10897](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10897)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10899](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10899)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10902](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10902)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10903](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10903)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10904](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10904)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10907](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10907)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10908](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10908)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10909](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10909)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10939](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10939)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10940](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10940)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10941](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10941)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10942](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10942)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10945](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10945)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10947](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10947)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10958](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10958)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10959](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10959)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10968](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10968)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10969](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10969)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10970](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10970)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10971](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10971)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10973](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10973)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10974](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10974)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10975](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10975)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10976](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10976)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10977](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10977)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10978](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10978)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10979](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10979)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10980](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10980)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10981](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10981)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10992](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10992)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10993](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10993)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10997](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10997)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10999](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10999)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11015](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11015)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11016](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11016)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11017](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11017)\)\.
 * aerospike\_migrations \- remove redundant constructs from argument specs \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10494](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10494)\)\.
 * airbrake\_deployment \- remove redundant constructs from argument specs \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10494](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10494)\)\.
@@ -363,7 +520,7 @@ This is release 12\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2025\-
 
 * keycloak\_user \- the parameter <code>credentials\[\]\.value</code> is now marked as <code>no\_log\=true</code>\. Before it was logged by Ansible\, unless the task was marked as <code>no\_log\: true</code>\. Since this parameter can be used for passwords\, this resulted in credential leaking \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/11000](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/11000)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11005](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/11005)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-1"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * Avoid deprecated functionality in ansible\-core 2\.20 \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10687](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/10687)\)\.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 2792800c3c..905d3186cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,159 @@ Community General Release Notes
 
 This changelog describes changes after version 11.0.0.
 
+v12.0.1
+=======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 13.0.0rc1.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- datetime module utils - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
+- dnsimple_info - use Ansible construct to validate parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11052).
+- infinity - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+- ipa_otptoken - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+- irc - use proper boolean value in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11076).
+- jenkins_node - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
+- opendj_backendprop - use Ansible construct to perform check for external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11072).
+- rhevm - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+- slack - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+- tss lookup plugin - fixed ``AccessTokenAuthorizer`` initialization to include ``base_url`` parameter for proper token authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11031).
+- zfs_facts - use Ansible construct to check result of external command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11054).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- _filelock module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- aerospike_migrations - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- aix_lvol - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ali_instance - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- ali_instance - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ali_instance_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- apt_rpm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- apt_rpm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- btrfs module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- btrfs module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- chef_databag lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- consul - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- consul_kv lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- cronvar - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- discord - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- dnf_versionlock - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- dnsmadeeasy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- dpkg_divert - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- elastic callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- filesystem - avoid false positive change detection on XFS resize due to unusable slack space (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11033).
+- gitlab module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- gitlab_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- gitlab_group_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- gitlab_issue - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- gitlab_merge_request - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- gitlab_project - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- gitlab_project_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- gitlab_protected_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- gitlab_user - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- haproxy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- homebrew - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- homebrew_services - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- hpilo_boot - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- infinity - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ini_file - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- interfaces_file - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ipa_group - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ipa_otptoken - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- ipa_vault - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ipmi_boot - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- jenkins_build - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- jenkins_build_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- jenkins_credential - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- jenkins_plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- jenkins_plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- json_patch filter plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- kea_command - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- keycloak_authz_permission - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- keycloak_clientscope_type - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- keycloak_component - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- keycloak_realm_key - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- keycloak_user_execute_actions_email - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- keycloak_user_federation - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- keycloak_userprofile - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- launchd - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- linode inventory plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- listen_ports_facts - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- listen_ports_facts - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- logentries callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- lxc_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- lxd_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- manageiq_alert_profiles - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- manageiq_provider - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- manageiq_tenant - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- matrix - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- maven_artifact - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- memset_memstore_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- memset_server_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- memset_zone - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- module_helper module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- monit - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- netcup_dns - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- nmcli - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- nomad_job - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- nosh - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- npm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- odbc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- one_host - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- one_image - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- one_service - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- one_template - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- one_vm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- one_vm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- one_vnet - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- oneandone module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- onepassword_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- online inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- opendj_backendprop - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- opennebula module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- opentelemetry callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- ovh_monthly_billing - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- pamd - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- pkgin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- portinstall - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- pulp_repo - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- redfish_utils module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- redhat_subscription - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- redhat_subscription - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- redis_data_incr - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- rhevm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- scaleway module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- scaleway_sshkey - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- sensu_check - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- simpleinit_msb - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- sorcery - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- spectrum_model_attrs - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- spotinst_aws_elastigroup - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- svc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- syslog_json callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- terraform - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- timestamp callback plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- timezone - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- to_* time filter plugins - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- to_prettytable filter plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- vmadm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- wsl connection plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- wsl connection plugin - rename variable to fix type checking (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11030).
+- xen_orchestra inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- xenserver module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- xenserver_guest - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+- xenserver_guest - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- xfs_quota - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- xml - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+- zypper_repository - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+
 v12.0.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7a47c34640..fcbfeb685f 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -804,3 +804,200 @@ releases:
           name: binary_file
           namespace: null
     release_date: '2025-11-03'
+  12.0.1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+        - _filelock module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - aerospike_migrations - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - aix_lvol - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ali_instance - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - ali_instance - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ali_instance_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - apt_rpm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - apt_rpm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - btrfs module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - btrfs module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - chef_databag lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - consul - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - consul_kv lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - cronvar - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - discord - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - dnf_versionlock - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - dnsmadeeasy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - dpkg_divert - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - elastic callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - filesystem - avoid false positive change detection on XFS resize due to
+          unusable slack space (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11033).
+        - gitlab module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - gitlab_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - gitlab_group_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - gitlab_issue - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - gitlab_merge_request - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - gitlab_project - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - gitlab_project_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - gitlab_protected_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - gitlab_user - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - haproxy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - homebrew - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - homebrew_services - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - hpilo_boot - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - infinity - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ini_file - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - interfaces_file - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ipa_group - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ipa_otptoken - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - ipa_vault - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ipmi_boot - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - jenkins_build - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - jenkins_build_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - jenkins_credential - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - json_patch filter plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - kea_command - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - keycloak_authz_permission - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - keycloak_clientscope_type - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - keycloak_component - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - keycloak_realm_key - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - keycloak_user_execute_actions_email - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - keycloak_user_federation - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - keycloak_userprofile - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - launchd - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - linode inventory plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - logentries callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - lxc_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - lxd_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - manageiq_alert_profiles - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - manageiq_provider - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - manageiq_tenant - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - matrix - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - maven_artifact - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - memset_memstore_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - memset_server_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - memset_zone - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - module_helper module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - monit - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - netcup_dns - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - nmcli - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - nomad_job - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - nosh - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - npm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - odbc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - one_host - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - one_image - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - one_service - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - one_template - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - one_vm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - one_vm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - one_vnet - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - oneandone module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - onepassword_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - online inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - opendj_backendprop - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - opennebula module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - opentelemetry callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - ovh_monthly_billing - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - pamd - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - pkgin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - portinstall - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - pulp_repo - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - redfish_utils module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - redhat_subscription - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - redhat_subscription - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - redis_data_incr - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - rhevm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - scaleway module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - scaleway_sshkey - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - sensu_check - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - simpleinit_msb - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - sorcery - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - spectrum_model_attrs - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - spotinst_aws_elastigroup - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - svc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - syslog_json callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - terraform - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - timestamp callback plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - timezone - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - to_* time filter plugins - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - to_prettytable filter plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - vmadm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - wsl connection plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - wsl connection plugin - rename variable to fix type checking (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11030).
+        - xen_orchestra inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary
+          variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - xenserver module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - xenserver_guest - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+        - xenserver_guest - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables
+          (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - xfs_quota - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - xml - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
+        - zypper_repository - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
+      minor_changes:
+        - datetime module utils - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
+        - dnsimple_info - use Ansible construct to validate parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11052).
+        - infinity - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+        - ipa_otptoken - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+        - irc - use proper boolean value in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11076).
+        - jenkins_node - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
+        - opendj_backendprop - use Ansible construct to perform check for external
+          commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11072).
+        - rhevm - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+        - slack - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
+        - tss lookup plugin - fixed ``AccessTokenAuthorizer`` initialization to include
+          ``base_url`` parameter for proper token authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11031).
+        - zfs_facts - use Ansible construct to check result of external command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11054).
+      release_summary: Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 13.0.0rc1.
+    fragments:
+      - 11029-extra-whitespace.yml
+      - 11030-wsl-typing.yml
+      - 11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml
+      - 11043-ruff-check.yml
+      - 11048-py3-cond.yml
+      - 11049-ruff-check.yml
+      - 11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml
+      - 11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml
+      - 11072-opendj-checkrc.yml
+      - 11076-irc-true.yml
+      - 12.0.1.yml
+      - filesystem-xfs-resize-slack.yml
+    release_date: '2025-11-10'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11029-extra-whitespace.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11029-extra-whitespace.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d2f54f5d3..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11029-extra-whitespace.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - infinity - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - ipa_otptoken - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - rhevm - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
-  - slack - consolidate double and triple whitespaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11029).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11030-wsl-typing.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11030-wsl-typing.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 38d25f97e7..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11030-wsl-typing.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - "wsl connection plugin - rename variable to fix type checking (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11030)."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3feb653a40..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11031-tss-lookup-delinea-rebranding.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - "tss lookup plugin - fixed ``AccessTokenAuthorizer`` initialization to include ``base_url`` parameter for proper token authentication (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11031)."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11043-ruff-check.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11043-ruff-check.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 848f9b9c4e..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11043-ruff-check.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - timestamp callback plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - wsl connection plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - json_patch filter plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - to_* time filter plugins - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - linode inventory plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - _filelock module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - btrfs module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - module_helper module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - oneandone module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - opennebula module utils - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ali_instance - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ali_instance_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - apt_rpm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - consul - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - cronvar - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - dnf_versionlock - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - dnsmadeeasy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_issue - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_merge_request - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_project - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - gitlab_user - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - haproxy - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - homebrew - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - homebrew_services - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - hpilo_boot - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ini_file - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - ipa_otptoken - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - jenkins_credential - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - kea_command - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_authz_permission - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_clientscope_type - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_user_execute_actions_email - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - keycloak_user_federation - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - lxc_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - lxd_container - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - matrix - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - maven_artifact - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - monit - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - netcup_dns - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - nmcli - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - nomad_job - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - npm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_host - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_image - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_template - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_vm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - one_vnet - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - onepassword_info - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pamd - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pkgin - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - pulp_repo - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - redhat_subscription - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - rhevm - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - sensu_check - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - simpleinit_msb - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - sorcery - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - terraform - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - timezone - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - xenserver_guest - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
-  - zypper_repository - improve Python code (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11043).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11048-py3-cond.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11048-py3-cond.yml
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-minor_changes:
-  - datetime module utils - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
-  - jenkins_node - remove code for unsupported Python version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11048).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11049-ruff-check.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11049-ruff-check.yml
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index 0bbd4aebff..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11049-ruff-check.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - elastic callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - logentries callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - opentelemetry callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - syslog_json callback plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - to_prettytable filter plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - online inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xen_orchestra inventory plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - chef_databag lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - consul_kv lookup plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - btrfs module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redfish_utils module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - scaleway module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xenserver module utils - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - aerospike_migrations - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - aix_lvol - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ali_instance - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - apt_rpm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - btrfs_subvolume - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - discord - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - dpkg_divert - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_group_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_project_members - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - gitlab_protected_branch - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - infinity - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - interfaces_file - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipa_group - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipa_vault - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ipmi_boot - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_build - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_build_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - jenkins_plugin - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_component - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_realm_key - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - keycloak_userprofile - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - launchd - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - listen_ports_facts - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_alert_profiles - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_provider - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - manageiq_tenant - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_memstore_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_server_info - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - memset_zone - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - nosh - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - odbc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - one_service - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - one_vm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - opendj_backendprop - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - ovh_monthly_billing - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - portinstall - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redhat_subscription - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - redis_data_incr - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - scaleway_sshkey - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - spectrum_model_attrs - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - spotinst_aws_elastigroup - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - svc - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - vmadm - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xenserver_guest - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xfs_quota - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
-  - xml - improve Python code by removing unnecessary variables (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11049).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml
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index 852a1ee434..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11052-dnsimple-info-improves.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - dnsimple_info - use Ansible construct to validate parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11052).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml
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index fc702fb292..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11054-zfs-facts-checkrc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - zfs_facts - use Ansible construct to check result of external command (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11054).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11072-opendj-checkrc.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11072-opendj-checkrc.yml
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index f6e6d34d1e..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11072-opendj-checkrc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - opendj_backendprop - use Ansible construct to perform check for external commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11072).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11076-irc-true.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11076-irc-true.yml
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index cb1629811f..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/11076-irc-true.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - irc - use proper boolean value in loops (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11076).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/12.0.1.yml b/changelogs/fragments/12.0.1.yml
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index 358feaec2f..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/12.0.1.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-release_summary: Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 13.0.0rc1.
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/filesystem-xfs-resize-slack.yml b/changelogs/fragments/filesystem-xfs-resize-slack.yml
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index 9292a9a289..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/filesystem-xfs-resize-slack.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - filesystem - avoid false positive change detection on XFS resize due to unusable slack space (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11033).